[gmx-users] Protein-ligand contact maps

[Justin Lemkul]

On 4/17/16 3:58 AM, Patricia Jones wrote:
> Hello Dear Users
>
> I am using Gromacs 5.0 for protein-ligand simulation. After completing 50
> ns MD following Justin's tutorial, I have used gmx_mdmat for protein
> residue contact matrix. Now, I want to use this command for protein-ligand
> atom contacts. Is this possible using mdmat? or is there any other way
> because I have seen some research groups have given contact maps between
> protein side chain atoms and ligand heavy atoms.
>

This information can be parsed from the matrix produced by mdmat.  AFAIK there 
is no way to get it directly, but the .xpm is just a text file, so getting a 
sub-matrix from the total matrix is straightforward.

-Justin

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